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Why was there so many railroad lines that ran from and to Chicago Illinois in the 1800s?
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It was the easiest place to get goods west in the America's before trains do to the possible passage by water from New York. As Chicago became a booming port city for the western expansion the population for the city rose very quickly making it a thriving city in the 1800's. As railways became more popular goods started being shipped via trains and with Chicago already importing goods to middle America by water it was an ideal location to build railroads to distribute out these goods through the country side.
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forms of electric urban transportation
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Does Chicago have active railroad lines?
Yes, Chicago has active railroad lines, commuter, long distance, and commercial.
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New Railroad lines. Nipples
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Wabash v. Illinois
Which Supreme Court decision did the court rule that a state could not regulate railroad rates because the railroad carried freight across state lines?
Wabash v. Illinois
When cowboys guided huge herd of cattle north to new railroad lines extending across the Great Plains?
In the mid 1800s to the early 1900s.
When did cowboys guide huge herds of cattle north to new railroad lines extending across the great plains?
In the mid 1800s to the early 1900s.
What railroad lines carried passengers from New York city to Chicago?
Cornelius Vanderbilt
